Sparks, Adrian

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SPARKS, Adrian

PERSONAL

Career: Actor and voice performer.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ralph Lane, Roanoak, PBS, 1986.

Sheriff, Return to Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1993.

Television Appearances; Movies:

"Sleep Well, Professor Oliver," Gideon Oliver (also known as ABC Monday Mystery Movie ), ABC, 1989.

Alan Paxson, It Came from Outer Space II, SciFi Channel, 1996.

Paul Soffit, Raven Hawk, HBO, 1996.

Vice admiral Briscoe, A Thousand Men and a Baby (also known as Narrow Escape ), CBS, 1997.

Dick Kniffen, Just Ask My Children, Lifetime, 2001.

Cowboy, Little John, CBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dad, Grandma Didn't Wave Back, The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, 1984.

Jonathan, Bobby and Sarah, NBC, 1984.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Man in audience, "Read It and Weep: Part 2," Family Ties, NBC, 1988.

Melvin "Mel" Krasney, "The Hood," MacGyver, ABC, 1991.

Superintendent, "Advanced Beginners," thirtysomething, ABC, 1991.

"Rest in Pieces," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991.

"The Old Man and the C,'" Civil Wars, ABC, 1992.

Dr. Paul Marino, "Bad Moons Rising," Picket Fences, CBS, 1993.

Jedidiah Barkley, "Senior Spirit," The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr. ), Fox, 1993.

Colonel Chivington, "Ready or Not," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1995.

Dr. Lawrence Ryan, "Change of Life," Sisters, NBC, 1995.

Mr. Brooks, "Womb with a View," The Jeff Foxworthy Show (also known as Somewhere in America ), ABC, 1995.

Minister, The Preston Episodes, Fox, 1995.

Colonel Cyrus Frankl, "The CourtMartial of Sandra Gilbert," JAG, CBS, 1997.

Dr. Max Carling, "Death Song," The Burning Zone, UPN, 1997.

Man, "The Summer of George," Seinfeld, NBC, 1997.

Dr. Maxwell Joseph, "Checkmate," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Katz, "The Blame Game," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Magistrate, "Retrospect," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager ), UPN, 1998.

Mel, "An Angel on the Roof," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998.

Monsignor MacNeill, "Beauty and the Priests," Fired Up, NBC, 1998.

Veteran at memorial wall, "Collateral Damage," The Pretender, NBC, 1998.

Gus, "The Declaration of CoDependence," Party of Five, Fox, 2000.

Gus, "Dog Day after New Year," Party of Five, Fox, 2000.

Gus, "Too Cool for School," Party of Five, Fox, 2000.

Hugh Tobey, "One for the Road," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001.

Gravedigger, "The Special Section," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2002.

Dr. Siegel, "Prelude," Alias, ABC, 2003.

Dr. Siegel, "Succession," Alias, ABC, 2003.

Doug Doose, "FaceOff," Gilmore Girls, The WB, 2003.

Appeared as a dealer in an episode of John Grisham's The Client (also known as The Client ), CBS; as Judge Frank Schwarden, Family Law, CBS; and as a judge, To Have and to Hold, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Colonel Chivington, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993.

Film Appearances:

District attorney, Sweet Revenge (also known as Dandy, the All American Girl ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 1976.

George, Violets Are Blue, Columbia, 1986.

Scientist at university laboratory, The Manhattan Project (also known as Deadly Game ), Twentieth Century Fox, 1986.

Dr. Morosini, My Stepmother Is an Alien, Columbia, 1988.

Irwin Myers, Apprentice to Murder, New World, 1988.

Josef Jovic, Love Comes to the Executioner, Aura Entertainment, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Jean Aicard, Total Eclipse, Westside Arts Theatre (now Westside Theatre), New York City, 1984.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Emperor Frederick IV, Dune 2000, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, 1998.

Voice of Emperor Corrino, Emperor: Battle for Dune, Electronic Arts, 2001.

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